Professional Résumé
Blake Malouf
Tel: (212) 875-7822
Education
Art Institute of Dallas (Graduate with Honors-Video Production Certificate Program)
Sarah Lawrence College (Graduate, Bachelor Degree in Liberal Arts)
Summer Programs at Queens College, Oxford, England
Internship at Playwrights' Horizons (Theater production)
Robert Bordiga's "Nuts and Bolts" class (Film production)
Writer's Boot Camp (Screenplay writing)
Catapult course in Excel (Spreadsheets)
Computer Knowledge
MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Skype, all Internet research engines
Languages
Spanish, Russian
PERSONAL/EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
2009-Present
Executive Assistant to Eva and Yoel Haller
Philanthropists, New York, NY
Duties included:
Organizing office and home affairs
Tracking all expenses using Quicken and online services
Personal and business correspondence
Restructuring of filing systems
Creating comprehensive contact lists and computer
Tracking charitable contributions
Internet research
2002-2003
Executive Assistant to Moran Family, Coordinator of the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize
Moran Health Care Group, Sydney, Australia
Duties included:
Organizing office affairs
Coordinating national art competition
All personal and business correspondence for Doug Moran
All correspondence relating to the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize
Creating database of Australian artists
Coordinating special events for Moran Health Care Group
Internet research
1998-2000
Executive/Personal Assistant to Leila Hadley Luce (Mrs. Henry Luce III)
Writer, Philanthropist
Duties included:
Organizing personal affairs
Party and event planning
Scheduling Board meetings and conferences
Employing transportation contractors
Coordinating book signings and arranging travel itineraries for book tours
Corresponding with agents, publishers, and publicity people
Assisting with the preparation of legal documents
Promotion of books and public relations
Collecting research material via the Internet
Acting as liaison between the staff at the city home and the country homes
Interfacing with the staff at the Luce Foundation
Managing personal finances
Hiring and overseeing household staff and coordinating household repairs
Personal shopping and gift purchasing
2000-2001
Executive/Personal Assistant to Charlotte C. Weber
Director, Campbell Soup Company
Duties included:
Computerizing and modernizing New York office
Working in tandem with Florida office
Internet research
Instructing Internet and computer usage
Scheduling Board meetings and conferences
All personal and business correspondence
Coordinating loans and returns of artwork to museums
Assisting with highly confidential correspondence
Coordinating and overseeing household repairs and construction
Bill paying
Personal shopping and gift buying
1996-1998
Executive/Personal Assistant to the Stafford (Ziff) Family
Owners of Ziff Brothers Investments, former owners of Ziff-Davis Publishing
Duties included:
Acting as liaison between the family and the departments within the company, including the
Tax Department, Art Department, and the Family Office
Employing transportation contractors
Coordinating extensive travel itineraries
Assisting private plane purchases
Organizing personal affairs
Overseeing all home repairs, renovations and construction
Hiring household staff
Party and event planning
Designing creative business and personal gifts
Researching charitable organizations and special projects
Personal shopping
Tracking expenses on spreadsheets
1986-1996
Part-time Personal Assistant to Sharon Haugh Stein
Executive Director of Schroeder Capital Management International
Duties included:
Organizing personal affairs
Maintaining electronic date and address book
Handling communications
Setting up appointments
Staffing and organizing formal dinners
Supervising staff at parties
Acting as Chef at smaller parties and in the summer home
Overseeing home repairs and renovations
Decorating the home for special occasions
Holiday shopping and deliveries
FREELANCE EXPERIENCE
2004-present
Producer, Director, and Assistant for various independent films and documentaries
Graphic and Website Designer
2004-2010
Marketing, Sales
Dian Malouf Jewelry, Dallas
January-April, 1995, 1996
Festival Coordinator for the Avignon/New York Film Festival
1984-1996
Freelance Film, Television and Theater Productions, NYC
Playwrights' Horizons, Lincoln Center, Promenade Theater, Office Kei, Nippas
(for Fuji Television) and Fortune One Productions are among the organizations
for which I have done projects